Lightsource bp

22/04/2026

Today we celebrate Earth Day🌍. This year, the theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls us to build environmental progress through everyday action. For Lightsource bp, every day is Earth Day.

🌱 Responsible development is at the heart of our approach. From biodiversity enhancement to multi-land use, we're committed to delivering renewable energy and storage solutions that benefit our partners, people and planet. Earth Day is a reminder for individuals, communities and organisations that environmental stewardship should be part of our actions, every day.

Read more about our responsible development approach, and how our team members are celebrating the day: https://brnw.ch/21x1OMO

21/04/2026

📢 At Solar & Storage Live London, Chris Buckland, Group Technical Director and Alex DeSouza, General Counsel – EMEA/ Head of Transactions will explore the technical and policy dimensions of large-scale solar and energy storage integration, from commissioning insights to policy perspectives shaping Europe's energy future.

📅 Next Wednesday, 29 April | 📍 Excel London

🗣️ Our speakers:
• Chris Buckland, Group Technical Director ⚡ – Exploring technical, safety and operational challenges in commissioning large-scale lithium-ion BESS co-located with solar, and how we solve them on-site.
• Alex DeSouza, General Counsel – EMEA/ Head of Transactions 🤝 – Discussing how governments, banks, and developers can collaborate to unlock the next phase of large-scale solar and energy storage deployment.

ℹ️For more information about Lightsource bp’s presence at the event: https://brnw.ch/21x1MCD

17/04/2026

With the first quarter of 2026 behind us, it’s a good moment to reflect on some of Lightsource bp’s key achievements over recent months.⚡📊

Australia 🇦🇺: Our first solar-plus-storage hybrid solution – helping to shift surplus daytime generation into peak demand periods

USA 🇺🇸: Entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with Toyota in Texas

United Kingdom 🇬🇧: Hett Moor Solar Farm awarded a contract in UK renewables auction

Italy 🇮🇹: Secured three agrivoltaic projects totalling 145 MW under Transitional FER-X auction

Explore the images to see how Lightsource bp delivers cost-competitive, onshore renewables and storage solutions tailored to local markets.

🌐 Learn more at https://brnw.ch/21x1G8Q

06/03/2026

🌍 Happy International Women’s Day!

The Give to Gain theme highlights that by giving support, knowledge and resources, everyone gains.

🙌 Together, we celebrate the achievements, resilience and leadership of the women shaping the future of Lightsource bp.

Inspired by the theme, our team members worldwide recognised and shared heartfelt messages about the women who motivated, mentored and supported them.

📖 Visit our website to read more about their contributions to our organisation: https://brnw.ch/21x0vC7

05/02/2026

https://brnw.ch/21wZFVg
Solar grazing is a natural partner of renewable energy. Did you know, Lightsource bp has implemented it in 18% of projects over five years in operation.

The benefits of solar grazing:
🌱 Boosting the rural economy
🌍 Caring for the environment sustainably
🐑 Contributing to animal welfare
🌾 Improving land productivity

[PRT]
O pastoreio solar é um parceiro natural das energias renováveis. Sabia que a Lightsource bp implementou esta prática em 18% dos seus projetos com mais de cinco anos em operação?

Benefícios do pastoreio solar:
🌱 Impulsionar a economia rural
🌍 Cuidar do ambiente de forma sustentável
🐑 Contribuir para o bem-estar animal
🌾 Melhorar a produtividade da terra



https://brnw.ch/21wZFVf

A short clip showcasing sheep grazing in action at the Vendimia solar farm in Spain. Sheep grazing works perfectly around solar farms because of their perfec...

04/02/2026

At Lightsource bp, safety isn’t just about doing the right thing - it’s how we deliver projects safely, predictably and with long-term value in mind.

We recently caught up with Will Manchas, Head of HSE for the USA and EMEA, to talk about why embedding safety early in the project lifecycle makes such a difference. From reducing risk and avoiding delays to protecting critical assets, safety acts as a real benchmark for quality delivery.

“When safety is built in from the beginning, project ex*****on tends to be better and outcomes more predictable,” says Will.

By designing safety in from day one, we’re helping to prevent unplanned outages and technical failures, helping to keep people safe while supporting reliable performance across our global portfolio.

☕Read more from our chat with Will to learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wZDUy

26/01/2026

🌱 Farming and energy working side by side in harmony

🐑☀️Sheep grazing on solar farms is one of the most effective examples of agrivoltaics in action. A recent Guardian feature https://brnw.ch/21wZp3X highlighted how sheep farmers across the UK are expanding their flocks and strengthening their businesses thanks to partnerships with solar operators.

Agrivoltaics is the combination of agriculture and solar electricity generation, where crops are grown and livestock raised underneath and alongside solar panels.🤝

🌟“Not every site is suitable for solar grazing. But for those that are, it is a triple-win solution for: the farming business, for renewables and for society” - Emilien Simonot, Lightsource bp

There's no need to choose between using land for farming or for energy. With agrivoltaics we can have the best of both worlds.🌍

🔗 Discover more: Six reasons why solar farms make great grazing https://brnw.ch/21wZp3Y

21/01/2026

Team members from across different parts of our organisation visited innovative Agrivoltaic (AgriPV) projects in Austria, where solar energy and farming work hand in hand.

We learned about new tracker tech, smart farming collaborations, and supportive regulations that help solar panels share land with crops. It’s all part of our commitment to sustainable solar projects that benefit communities and the environment.

🔗Discover more:https://brnw.ch/21wZh4h

21/01/2026

📌📅 Next Wednesday, 28 January, Adele Ara, our Group Chief Technology Officer, will be speaking at Innovation Forum’s webinar on “AI and technology: How digital transformation is driving the energy transition”.

With over 15 years of leadership in renewable energy, Adele has been a driving force behind Lightsource bp’s digital transformation, successfully implementing several cutting-edge strategies. In this webinar, she will share expert insights on where AI and digital tools are already delivering tangible value in the energy transition and examine the key barriers to adoption. ⚡🤖

Register here to learn how Lightsource bp’s integrated AI and advanced technologies optimise operational excellence across our end-to-end renewable energy solutions: https://brnw.ch/21wZgGa

15/01/2026

🙌We are proud to have our Project Whiskeyball case study featured in the World Economic Forum's Innovation Playbook for Future Power Systems, which showcases practical, scalable solutions driving the transformation of global power systems.

To safeguard our solar energy assets against extreme weather ⛈️, namely large hail, we developed Project Whiskeyball, a proprietary risk mitigation digital solution. This initiative integrates engineering, advanced predictive meteorology, and machine-to-machine automation to transition asset protection from a manual, reactive process to an autonomous, data-driven methodology.

You can find the case study in the WEF playbook here: https://brnw.ch/21wZ7kN

Extreme weather events – including large hail – are becoming more frequent and severe, creating new operational risks for utility-scale solar assets. Traditional manual risk-mitigation approaches often cannot respond quickly enough to rapidly forming convective storms. Automated, data-driven cli...

07/01/2026

❄️Snow has arrived for many across Europe. While it’s often assumed that snow spells trouble for solar panels, the reality is quite different.

Discover how our panels thrive in winter and keep delivering renewable, reliable energy all year round.📅⚡